Woman held for ‘false’ comments

May 19, 2020 07:00 am | Updated 07:00 am IST - VIJAYAWADA

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Monday arrested a woman named P. Ranganayakamma in Guntur for allegedly posting false comments against the State Government regarding the L.G. Polymers gas tragedy on a social media website. The role of another man named M. Raghunath is being probed.

Case registered

Police registered a case and served a notice on the woman under Section 41-A of the CrPc. An investigation is under progress.

“Action would be taken against those who post false comments against the State Government and misguide the public,” the CID police said.

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